> In theory at least, prison is a safe and isolated place to put someone while they detox.
Isolated, perhaps, but safe? That's a whole different story.
Isolated, perhaps, but safe? That's a whole different story.
A cell, a treadmill, some books and movies, and Skype privileged with your family on the outside. That's all you need. It's constraining enough to still be a punishment that you want to avoid, but it doesn't send you crazy like traditional solitary (which is more like sensory deprivation). You don't make contacts with other criminals, you don't risk getting shanked, and you sit out your sentence in an annoying yet humane state of boredom, like a waiting room.